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NASA Stumps For Asteroid Capture Mission

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For the administrator of NASA, directing and overseeing America’s space program is only part of the job. It also requires vision and salesmanship to launch new programs, and persuade Congress to appropriate the funding in tight budget times. So it is that Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut and retired Marine Corps Major General known for his quick wit, is stumping in California, visiting NASA facilities, meeting with scientists, and making his case to the media and the American people. Continue reading →

Olsen signs on for more with Faroe Islands

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Faroe Islands coach Lars Olsen has signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the post until the end of 2015. The 52-year-old Dane was out of contract in December, but the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF) has moved to secure his services through to the conclusion of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. The Faroes are still seeking their first point on the road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but have impressed at times, giving Sweden a major scare before Zlatan Ibrahimovi sealed a 2-1 comeback win in Group C in October Continue reading →

Research and Markets: The European Aerospace & Defense Industry – 2013 Provides Analysis of 30 Major Players

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7bvtdf/the_european) has announced the addition of the “The European Aerospace & Defense Industry” report to their offering. Continue reading →

Pastor's Corner: Summer Spirituality

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Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction. (2 Timothy 4:2) I doubt that spirituality was designed to be seasonal, but there are times our approach to summertime spirituality stretches that premise. Continue reading →

Falkland Islands defy Argentine sovereignty push with referendum

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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Voters in the remote British-ruled Falkland Islands hold a referendum on their future on Sunday that seeks to challenge Argentina’s increasingly vocal sovereignty claim. Thirty-one years since Britain and Argentina went to war over the windswept archipelago in the South Atlantic, tensions between London and Buenos Aires are running high Continue reading →

Dana White: 'Cyborg's not part of' future of UFC women's division

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As far as Dana White is concerned, when it comes to Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, the train has already left the station. The week before Saturday’s historic UFC 157 card in Anaheim, Calif., which featured the first women’s fight in UFC history, Santos made news with the announcement she had been released from her Zuffa/UFC deal and signed with Invicta FC. But on Saturday at Honda Center, after Santos and manager Tito Ortiz were in the building to watch UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey stop Liz Carmouche with yet another first-round armbar, White wouldn’t rule out the possibility that the UFC still could end up making a Rousey-Santos fight one day Continue reading →

Religious-freedom ambassador will face challenges from his own department

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The Harper governments new watchdog for international religious persecution is a scholar of Scottish nationalism who, until a few weeks ago, was a mid-level bureaucrat at the federal Department of Natural Resources. If the experience of his U.S. counterpart is any indication, Andrew Bennett, appointed Canadas first ambassador of religious freedom this week, should study up on the hard-knuckle office politics of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Continue reading →

4 questions about Canada’s new Office of Religious Freedom

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It has been almost two years since Stephen Harper announced his government would establish an Office of Religious Freedom to monitor the safety of religious minorities around the world. It was during the spring 2011 election campaign that the Conservatives promised that this new office would become a key pillar of Canadian foreign policy. Since then, however, progress has been halting. Continue reading →

Cris Cyborg: Is There a Method to the Madness?

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What a long strange trip it’s been for Cris Cyborg. In under two years time, the Brazilian wrecking machine has gone from being the most feared female mixed martial artist on the planet, to teetering on the boundaries of relevance Continue reading →

Christine Peterson Looks into the Future of Nanotechnology

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I ran afoul of the Foresight Institute in my very first blog post here on the Spectrum website. The fiery response that post received from one of its members really should have come as no surprise to me based on the religious-like fervor Foresight members often exercise. Continue reading →

NASA Administrator, Interior Secretary Attend Landsat Launch

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WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will attend the launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Monday, Feb. 11. The launch is scheduled for 10:02 a.m. Continue reading →

In the Index of Economic Freedom, Liberalization Slips

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The foundations of economic freedom are weakening around the world, according to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, published today by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Particularly concerning are the rise of populist “democratic” movements that use the coercive power of government to redistribute income and control economic activity Continue reading →

Research and Markets: Stem Cell Therapy Market in Asia-Pacific to 2018

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd7jnv/stem_cell_therapy) has announced the addition of the “Stem Cell Therapy Market in Asia-Pacific to 2018 – Commercialization Supported by Favorable Government Policies, Strong Pipeline and Increased Licensing Activity” report to their offering. Commercialization Supported by Favorable Government Policies, Strong Pipeline and Increased Licensing Activity Stem Cell Research in Asia-Pacific a Growth Engine for Region’s Scientific Ambitions The stem cell therapy market in Asia-Pacific is poised to offer significant contributions in the future, thanks to renewed interest by the respective governments of India, China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore to provide cures for a range of diseases, states a new report by healthcare experts GBI Research. Continue reading →

2030 South Africa’s Post Education

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2030 South Africa's Post Education Training In Collaboration with the Aerospace Industry.MTS South Africa's overall development agenda includes development strategies such as The New Growth Plan, The Industrial Policy Action Plan 2, The Human Resources Development Strategy for South Africa 2010-2030 South Africa's Ten-Year Innovation Plan. 2012 The South African Department of Higher Education has released the Green Paper on post school education and training in order to align the post school education training system with overall development Agenda. Continue reading →